Defining a configuration schema

The Singer SDK provides a way to define a configuration schema for your tap or target. This schema is used to validate the configuration provided by the user and to provide a default configuration when the user does not provide one.

The configuration schema is defined as a JSON object that describes the configuration options that your tap or target supports. We recommend using the JSON Schema helpers provided by the SDK to define the schema.

Here is an example of a configuration schema for a tap:

from singer_sdk import Tap
from singer_sdk import typing as th


class MyTap(Tap):
    name = "my-tap"

    config_jsonschema = th.PropertiesList(
        th.Property("api_key", th.StringType, required=True),
        th.Property("base_url", th.StringType, default="https://api.example.com"),
        th.Property("start_date", th.DateTimeType),
    ).to_dict()

Explanation of the configuration schema defined above:

  • The config_jsonschema attribute is a JSON object that describes the configuration options that the tap supports.

  • The th.PropertiesList helper is used to define a list of properties.

  • The th.Property helper is used to define a property with a name, type, and other attributes.

  • The th.StringType, th.DateTimeType, etc. helpers are used to define the type of the property.

  • The required attribute is used to mark a property as required. The tap will throw an error if the user does not provide a value for a required property.

  • The default attribute is used to provide a default value for a property. The tap will use this if the user does not provide a value, so this can be accessed in the tap or streams with square bracket syntax, i.e. self.config["base_url"].

  • The to_dict() method is used to convert the JSON object to a Python dictionary.

See the full reference for the typing module for more information on how to define a configuration schema.